METHOD OF PREVENTING OR TREATING BENIGN GYNAECOLOGICAL DISORDERS

The present invention relates to a method of preventing or treating benign estrogen sensitive gynaecological disorders in a female mammal, wherein the method comprises the administration to said female mammal of a combination of progestogen and androgen in an amount that is therapeutically effective to prevent or reduce the symptoms of these disorders. The present method is particularly suitable for preventing or treating disorders selected from the group consisting of endometriosis, adenomyosis, uterine fibroids, dysmenorrhea, menorrhagia and metrorrhagia. Another aspect of the invention relates to a pharmaceutical kit comprising a plurality of oral dosage units which comprise a progestogen in an amount equivalent to 3-500 &thetas;g levonorgestrel and either 5 to 250 mg dehydroepiandrosterone or 1 to 50 mg testosterone undecanoate.